Do media messages change people's risk perceptions for binge drinking?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-56

  Ayers, Beverley ^a   Myers, Lynn B ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGINATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555195888     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr052     Document Type: Article

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